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I am going to try and document A Year in the Life of Nani. Kind of like 'One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich' by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, but less winner of Nobel Prize for Literature and more like Crappy Photos.

So, starting on my birthday


1.Birthday

Okay, before we go any further, I don't plan on every photo being OF me. My narcissism doesn't extend that far. BUT this photo is pretty rad, the racist man on the tram would have a psychotic episode if he saw this.

Remember he called me a 'Fuckin' four eyes!' Well, there are 3 glasses on the creepy man in the picture behind me, 1 set on my face, and 1 set on the Felinni badge i'm wearing! GO SPECTACLES!

And that leads us to day 2



2.Geek Chic

No, look, seriously - I don't plan on all the photos being of my beautiful face in 365 different pairs of glasses. But to be honest, I thought it was important for me to dispel the theory that in every photo there is of me I am eating. Note: display picture and others on blog.

As it happens buying those new glasses yesterday WAS the most interesting thing that happened and in a fair representative of my day.

I am off now to paint me some eggs!

Nani x

Cold

It is very cold.

Please note the Indian Summer post I did, last week. Yeah, now we've been getting a months worth of rainfall over a span of few days and IT IS CHILLY OUTSIDE. Like, hot damn, chilly. Makes sense right?

Last night I caught up with an old old friend. Not like, he's OLD, rather we've been friends since we were 11. I was very happy to see him! He has a blog you should all read. Yes, I am talking to you my several thousand secret readers - don't think I don't know you all exist.

Ari's Blog

I am off into the city today, even though it's cold. Fab and I are going on a DATE and we are looking around to find presents for one another because it is TOMORROW that he has his birthday and 5 DAYS LATER I have mine.

So, what's other news?I've been using this teeth whitening gadget I got off the internet. Gosh, re-reading that sentance made me wonder if I knew nothing of the prime trustworthiness of the internet and I checked to make sure all my teeth were still in my head.

Anyway, it came with this blue uv light that fits in my mouth, and when I remove it about .5 litres of saliva drains out of my mouth. I have no idea if it's working, but i'm having a great time every morning strutting about in my knickers pretending i'm a robot with blue lights in my mouth.

A pretty unimpressive robot, I admit, but cooler than my current completely humanoid self.

What else? My current quest to relinquish control in all aspects of my life is going okay.

NOTE: When I just checked 'relinquish' at dictionary.com (don't judge me) It said 'to relinquish the throne.' Yes, THE throne, I wish my quest was as dramatic.

Anyway, it's going okay. Fabian is still controlling the relationship, and I have kept texting friends to a minimum "What are you doing? When are we hanging out next?" etc. You know, that gives them to chance to actually text/call me if they give a shit.(note: am terrified I will discover I have less friends than I initially thought.)

Luckily I have had the excuse of planning my birthday dinner thing to call places, book and organise or this would've been too cold turkey for me.

We're having a barbeque at Fabian with some friends of ours and then I'm doing a dinner thing with my other group of friends which should be nice

This blog entry is going to be cut short now because my feet need more warmth, the stocking and flats combo i'm rocking currently totally sucks.

N x

Fire

Last night we had a big fire outside of Fabian's house. One that we lit, I should mention, to have friends sit around and ultimately melt ginger chocolate on.

I had a combination of a great night and a not to great night.

Lots of my dear friends were there, and I wasn't getting overwhelmed with 'the boys' (the ingenius name i've given to Fabian's cluster of school mates). Aleks went out of her way to come even though she had something else on later and Libby and Chloe came which was all awesome.

Chloe whipped out her camera at some stage and much hilarity ensued -

Lamington Eye Libby and I

Chloe loving my hair


It was great weather, good good good food, great company yet I managed to totally spaz out over the amount of chairs, enough that I drove to my house and got back to Fabians with an entire bench in my back seat, 2 fold up chairs in the boot and a few stools in the front seat. Which were entirely not needed might I mention.

I also almost had a steak-related panic attack, so add in the fucking gorgeous looking/tasting cake and I pretty much ensured a Chrons attack. It's still bothering me today, but I am confident it's just a short stint and will be fine by tonight!

I have been writing an assignment for most of the day, it's for my 4th year subject which is all about the Shang Han Lun.

For those of you that don't know what that IS, ignorants, it's a text that was written in China in 200AD and that is pretty amazing and awesome.
I decided to jump on here when my powerpoint presentation suddenly froze and my computer was 'thinking' for minutes and then unexplainably shut the unsaved program I was working on. I have since managed to re-open it and THANK MY LUCKY STARS it autosaved and I am pretty sure I can avoid going to the toilet over that freak out.

Tonight is family birthday dinner for Fab with his family (not a strangers family, because that would be weird). I am going to try and smash out the rest of this assignment, while furiously saving every couple of seconds, so I can go and enjoy this perfect day. (yes, remember how cold I said it was a few days ago? Well, we're in Melbourne - and today I can't complain!)

N x

Diana Ross

Diana Ross, god. So good.

Seriously, I think that she manages to cover every emotional state I could go through on the one cd. It's perfect. I'm fairly certain that just by listening to it I become a better person.

So, I AM EXCITED. Yes, I am. Want to know why dear reader? Because it is almost my birthday and I am NOT old enough to hate my birthdays yet! Woo!

I am also very pleased with myself, like some sort of self licking cat. By that previous statement you can probably tell I know very little about cats, however I have observed them licking themselves and they always seem very content when they do that.

So, why am I so pleased? Because I am listening to Diana Ross (you'd know that if you'd been paying attention) and also because I have those wonderful cheese filled pastry things in the oven and anyone that knows me KNOWS how I love those things. As if those aren't enough of a reason to be happy I have JUST finished my assignment for Chest Bind and Glomus! Ha!

I am taking a well deserved break before I start my pathology assignment.

But Nani, why are you working so hard? Your pathology assignment isn't even due until Thursday and you're a student - shouldn't you be starting it on Thursday morning?

NO! That's where you're wrong cruious character that I imagine asks me questions in my mind, you are very wrong!

I am going to try and smash this assignment and finish it by the time I finish work tomorrow BECAUSE then I am free to go to fuckin' CHEERS with Libby and Chloe. Yes. I know. I am going to go to Cheers and this makes me the best person ever for too many reasons to list!

I was going to cancel going out because Aleks couldn't come and I had my assignments to do, but I am feeling so festive and happy at this minute, I think i'm going to make it happen!

Also, lets face it, my new lipstick arrived today via post and I am too impatient to wait until Wednesday to wear it.

Nani x